8 U.S.C. § 1775 — Retention of nonimmigrant visa applications by the Department of State
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-173 to r/title-8-ALIENS-AND-NATIONALITY · 77 words · no verdicts yet
The Department of State must keep every nonimmigrant visa application for seven years from the application date. The retained form must be usable as evidence in United States courts and administrative proceedings, whether the application was approved or denied.
The Department of State must retain every application for a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)] for 7 years after the application date. It must keep each application in a form admissible in United States courts or administrative proceedings, including removal proceedings under that Act [8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.]. This rule applies whether the application was approved or denied.
The Department of State shall retain, for a period of seven years from the date of application, every application for a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) in a form that will be admissible in the courts of the United States or in administrative proceedings, including removal proceedings under such Act [8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.], without regard to whether the application was approved or denied.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–173, title VI, § 606, May 14, 2002, 116 Stat. 565.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-173 · 116 Stat. 565
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